Conference Highlight: Janice Severson’s Workshop

Janice Severson of the Center for for Development of Human Services presented a workshop at the recent SAANYS Annual Conference. In 2007, New York State implemented two major legislative changes to the Social Services Law for mandated reporters of child abuse provide a voice for children throughout New York State. Learn about new reporting requirements, penalties for failure to report, and training available for your district. Severson’s presentation is presented in 5 video segments. Click the links below to watch Severson’s presentation.
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Conference Highlight: James Viola

Part One of James Viola’s speech at the 2008 SAANYS Conference. James Viola, SAANYS Director of Government Relations, provides an overview of current legislative issues that impact the working conditions of school administrators.

Update: Click here to view Parts 2-4 of James Viola’s conference presentation.

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Annual Conference Highlight: Almitra Berry answers your questions

New York SAANYS members! Thanks so much for attending my workshop, “Leading Students At-Risk to Academic Success with Confidence, Competence, and C.A.R.I.N.G.: Cognitively Appropriate Responsive Instruction to Nurture towards Graduation.” The challenges you face with academic achievement are tough, but we are the cure! Scientifically validated, rigorous, age- and cognitively appropriate curriculum, a model tailored to your demographic and student needs, and a model of coaching and support to promote sustainability. Know that external resources are there to support you in your RTI endeavor.

I appreciated your session questions and comments, and can answer additional questions here, through this blog.

Almitra Berry
McGraw-Hill Learning Group English Language Development
almitra_berry@mcgraw-hill.com

UPDATE: Almitra Berry has provided a bibliography. Click here to see this bibliography.

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Conference Highlight: Janice Severson answers your questions

Mandated Reporters of child abuse provide a voice for children throughout New York State.  The focus of our presentation at the SAANYS Conference was to inform constituents of NYS legislative updates, to raise awareness of child abuse and maltreatment, and to increase understanding of reporting requirements.  We also discussed how to successfully complete reporting requirements to fulfill professional legal mandates and how legislative updates impact legal responsibility for district staff.

I’m here to answer any questions you might have about the presentation and to share more information about how we can assist and educate your staff.

Drop me a line or visit: http://www.nysmandatedreporter.org

Janice Severson
Center for Development of Human Services

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